Medical Assistants salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for medical assistants in Dallas, TX: $39,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,840 – $47,440 · about 17,280 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$75 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $39,240 has the buying power of about $38,287 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 91st of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 159th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, medical assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 9.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 51% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+90%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+54%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+52%	1.9×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+52%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Austin, TX	$44,880	+14%	1×
Houston, TX	$38,810	−1%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$37,550	−4%	0.8×
College Station, TX	$36,970	−6%	0.9×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires medical assistants around Dallas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• McKesson · Healthcare

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